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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

72 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 4

Mulgate Creek Flooding

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 January 1955 · page 6

The Railway Department o has informed Namoi Shire Council that the position in regard to flooding north of…

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Broadcast of Flood Warnings

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 2

The suggestion made in Federal Parliament hy the Member for Gwydir, Mr. Ian Allen, that the Australian Broadcasting Commission might provide a better river-heights service in times of floods, has…

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Still No Floodboats

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 8

For some years past Narrabri Municipal Council has been endeavouring to obtain delivery of two steel boats for…

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Floods Likely In Many Towns

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 1

Meanwhile heavy rain, which is still falling over most parts of the State, caused many families to evacuate…

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The Message of the Flood

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 4

The Boy Scouts have a motto—it is a good one: "Be prepared." If there is a lesson to be learned from the…

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The Flood Story

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 3

The Courier is anxious to receive details of flood incidents to assist in publishing the full story of the…

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Flood Losses May Exceed £1,000,000

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 2

Sunday, February 27, 1955, will go down in Narrabri's history as Black Sunday—a day on which people spent hours huddled in groups on roof tops, hundreds packed in halls and on the railway station, others perched on levels above the surging murky flood waters…

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Federal Member Towns Flooded Areas

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 1

Arriving by Auster air a craft, the Member for Gwydir, Mr. Ian Allan, M.M.R., today visited Narrabri…

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Floods in the North-West

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 8

The flood of last week is the greatest that has been known in the Narrabri District since the advent of the…

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Cyclone on Move SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 1

A cyclone now sweeping Queensland could still cause flooding in the Northern rivers, a Sydney Weather…

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£5,000 for Flood Relief Initial Distribution

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 2

A sum of £10,000 has been made available to Narrabri and Namoi flood victims. The initial amount is a contribution from the Lord Mayor of Sydney and the "Sydney…

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Cars Submerged in Floods

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. advises members whose motor vehicles are insured under the N.R.M.A. comprehensive policy that…

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Wanted—flood Warnings

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 4

"I think much of the confusion during the flood crisis can be traced to the fact there was a complete lack of official…

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Flood Relief Donations

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 3

Former Narrabri residents are rallying to the help of flood victims. In to-day's mail two…

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Floods and New States

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 4

The most striking lesson to be learned from the flood disaster in Northern and Western N.S.W., the…

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Diary of a Cooma Flood Victim Saturday February 26

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 8

Ample flood warnings have been broadcast. Flood waters stated to be several feet higher than 1910 level. Residents…

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Flood Relief Food Stolen

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 2

William J. Peterson, 22, painter, of Trundle, was fined £10, at the Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday for…

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Flood Damage Survey

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 1

Narrabri Chamber of Conunerce is maldng a flood-damage survey among business houses, profesional…

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Courier Flood Issues

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 1

The Courier found it impossible to cope with the "demand for copies of its special flood issues. Thanks to the…

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Flood Relief Committee Formed

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 6

Narrabri Municipal Council has formed a flood Relief Sub-Committee, to handle the distribution of…

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